Folding box-seat.



- UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

GEORGE E. DE VORE, OF LAN-SING, MItHlGAN.

FOLDING BOX-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed December 16, 1908. Serial No. 467,836.

the object of the invention is to provide a seat, preferably an emergency scat, which is adapted to serve as a trunk.

To this end the invention consists in a folding box seat having a back, arn rests and seat proper which can be conveniently folded within the top of the box all'in the manner more fully described hereinafter and shown in the accompanying drawings, in

' which Figure 1 is an end elevation showing the seat as in use uponan automobile body. Fig. 2 is a detached longitiulinal vertical section, the seat being folded, and Fig. 3 is a cross section of Fig. l.

A is the seat framc'in the form of a-box having sides, ends and bottom.

B is the back of the seat hinged to the top of the frame and adapted to be folded down and form the cover of the box.

C are straps or other means for detachably securing the seat upon the deck or frame of the automobile body in rear of the front seat. I

D are arm rests having supporting arms E which project down into the box and are hinged thereto at a in' such manner that they are adapted to be folded in the longitudinal direction of the box as shown in Fig. 2.

F is the seat proper, it is of a size to fit the inside of the box loosely and it is vertically movahly supported in position therein by means of two cross-bars H which unite the supporting arms of the arm rests near Each arm rest their pivotal connection. with its supporting arms and the uniting cross-bar thus forms a swin ing supporting frame adapted to be folde longitudinally within the upper. portion of the box in such manner that the scat-is raised and lowered by'raising and lowering these frames.

As shown in Fig. 3 the bottom of the seat in its raised position a little below the upper edgesof the box, it is therefore held against accidental displacement without being in any way connected to any other part and when the parts are folded down as in Fig. 2, the seat is withdrawn below the cover and held fast between the cross bars H and arm rests D. Therefore with a suitable lock provided for the cover and the parts being folded upon each other and held fast there can be no rattling.

The back B may be held in position when in use as the back in any known manner, a

simple and preferable way being by means i of hooks'I pivotally secured to the arm rests and engaging with staples J secured to the back as shown in the drawings.

' A box seat thus constructed forms a desirable equipment for automobiles, as it provides all the conveniences of a large trunk for the safe storage of automobile accesssorn-s travelingoutfit and other articles do 7 sired to be carried on automobile trips. its construction is simple and substantial and there is no rattling when folded or unfolded. With suitable upholstering it can fill all the requirements for a comfortable riding seat. It. is obvious that my seatmay be found dcsirable for a front seat as in (-(nnmcrcial vehicles or for other uses.

What- I- claim as my invention is:-

1. In a folding seat the combination of a box frame having a hinged cover adapted to form a back of the seat. a seat proper within the boxframe and two supporting frames at the opposite ends of the box frame vertically movably supporting the scat therein, each supporting frame comprising an arm rest having arms extending into the box frame and having hin e connections therewith adapting each rame to be folded longitudinallyWithin'the box into the space below the cover, the armsbeing provided near their hinged ends with supporting means for the seat adapted to raise and lower the seat proper by the actuation of the frames.

2. In a folding seat, the combination of a box frame having a hinged cover adapted to form the back of the seat, a seat. proper within the box frame and two supporting frames at, the opposite ends of the box frame vertically movab y supporting the seat therein, each supporting frame comprising an to engage the cover and hold it in position 10 arm rest hai ing arms projecting down when serving as a back.

wardly into the box frame and having hinge In testimony whereof I affix my signature congectond tlGfGWith (ilda ting each frame in presence of two witnesses.

to e '01 e 0 itu inal into the box 1 crOss barsiunitilig the 21m of the frames: (IEORGL VORE' near theirhinged ends and adapted to raise and lower the seat by the actuation of the frames and hooks on the armrests adapted I itnesses 2 C. A. Snooxm, O. D. HARDY! 

